TIMES
MID
HUDSON
Vol. 27, No 50
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DECEMBER 16, 2015
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SERVING NEWBURGH AND NEW WINDSOR
Councilwoman Gay Lee: ‘I know I am a bully’
A Newburgh City Council meeting
turned ugly as council members once
again came to an impasse over whether
to begin a search for a new city manager.
“I went through it three times,” said
former city Mayor Nick Valentine, speaking about changeovers of city managers
at City Hall on Monday night. “I don’t
even want to give you the amount of
money that we spent in order to get those
contracts done with… Don’t let it happen
again.”
A long line of residents offered comments in support of City Manager
Michael Ciaravino. “All I ask is that we
don’t mess with what’s working,” said
Bill Fioravanti of the Orange County
Partnership. “I urge you to rescind this
ONE DOLLAR
Goldbacks
win
City Hall protesters clash with council
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
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vote,” said city resident Yaakov Sullivan.
In the end, however, the council voted
4 to 3 against rescinding a November resolution that would start a new city manager search. Voting in the negative were
council members Gay Lee, Cedric Brown,
Regina Angelo and Cindy Holmes.
The meeting became heated as scores
of protesters - some who protested in
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Season’s Greetings from Broadway
Santa poses with members of Footwork’s Dance Center at the Broadway Tree Lighting last Wednesday. More photos on page 22.
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Voters
approve new
Good-Will
firehouse
By SHANTAL RILEY
[email protected]
Voters overwhelmingly approved a
bond to pay for a new firehouse in the
Good-Will Fire District at a referendum
held on Dec. 8.
District residents voted 67-to-2 to
approve the plan. “It’s more people
than we’ve ever had come out to vote
before,” said John Conner, deputy
chairman of the district Board of Fire
Commissioners. “It’s always good to see
people are interested in taking part.”
Voters also elected fire Commissioner
Teresa Tragis and re-elected fire
Commissioner Frank Valdina to the
Board of Fire Commissioners.
The 11,400-square-foot firehouse is
slated to include larger bays, decontamination facilities, ample parking
space and new utility connections. The
structure will replace an 8,000-squarefoot, asbestos-riddled building that has
served as the home of the Good-Will Fire
Department since the early 1960s.
The new building design calls for
four bays with 14-by-14-foot entrances,
a decontamination room, air compressor room, lockers, storage and training
space, and bathroom facilities complying with the Americans with Disabilities
Act.
From here, Newburgh-based architectural firm CSArch begins the formal
design phases of the project, including the
creation of contract documents.
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